Canfield Township has about 16,000 residents and is located southeast of Cleveland, Ohio in Mahoning County, near the Pennsylvania border. For several decades the area has been economically distressed, faring poorly in response to economic shifts and the reduction in local manufacturing. Prostitution and child sex trafficking are well-documented problems in the county and in […]
Mahoning County is located southeast of Cleveland, Ohio near the Pennsylvania border, and is crossed by Interstates 80 and 76. Mahoning County has a population of approximately 230,000. For several decades the area has been economically distressed, faring poorly in response to economic shifts and the reduction in local manufacturing. The county contains unincorporated areas, […]
Fairbanks is a home rule city and the borough seat of the Fairbanks North Star Borough. Fairbanks is the largest and coldest city in the Interior region of Alaska and the second largest city in the state with a population of approximately 31,500 residents. Reports of commercial sex have been well-documented for over a century. […]
Waite Park is a city of about 8,000 residents in the St. Cloud metro region of Minnesota. The metro area has nearly 190,000 residents between three counties and is an hour from the Twin Cities off Interstate 94. According to the County Attorney, this makes the region an easy target for traffickers. In response, agencies have […]
Hannibal is a city of about 15,000 residents, located on the Mississippi River in northeast Missouri. Local prostitution has been problematic and has generated complaints to police for decades. Recent examples include several investigations in 2016 and 2017 on a range of charges including soliciting prostitution, promoting prostitution, and related drug offenses. In August 2016, […]
Sheboygan is a city of about 50,000 residents located in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin. It is situated on the Western shore of Lake Michigan, about 40 miles north of Milwaukee. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been documented in the city. For example, in 2017 charges were filed against two people who were arrested in Sheboygan […]
Boyle County, Kentucky has a population of about 31,000 residents, more than half of whom live in Danville, its largest city and the county seat. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been documented in the county. For example, in 2016 two women were arrested during an undercover prostitution sting in Boyle County when detectives contacted […]
Putnam County is in northern Tennessee. Almost half of its population of about 81,000 reside in Cookeville, the county seat. Prostitution and child sex trafficking, both web- and business-based, have been identified as problems and generated numerous complaints from residents to law enforcement. The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office and the Cookeville Police Department have used […]
Faulkner County is located in Central Arkansas and has a population of about 125,000. Conway is the county seat and is located in the state’s most populous metropolitan statistical area, near Little Rock. The county has long-running problems associated with commercial sex activity, and during prostitution operations police often seize drugs such as heroin, methamphetamine, […]
Rock Springs is a city of approximately 24,000 residents in Southwestern Wyoming. It is the largest city in Sweetwater County, WY. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well-documented in the city, generating complaints to local law enforcement. Among the more serious issues associated with the area’s commercial sex market are child sex trafficking and the targeted […]
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